NEWS

An unknown number of sub-adult Nile crocodiles escaped from a breeding farm last Wednesday.

The suspect was arrested on Friday following the discovery of her body.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic reached South Africa, the women of South Africa have played a pivotal role in the country’s response.

The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) last year introduced a sewage-based early warning system for the coronavirus in some parts of the country.

He died on Sunday at the age of 61 from COVID-19-related complications.

Director of the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Abused Women and Children Bernadine Bachar said equality for women remains a far cry.

These latest fatalities – recorded over the past 24 hours – have pushed the national death toll to 50,678.

Eyewitness News understands that he passed away earlier on Sunday due to COVID-19 complications.

Officials arrested a 17-year-old boy for Mapula’s murder on Friday.

Sanef said the abuse, which included rape threats, was uncalled for and has called for media freedom to be protected.